Welcome to our dedicated page for Buckle SEC filings (Ticker: BKE), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) is a Nebraska-incorporated specialty retailer in the family clothing stores segment, and its SEC filings provide detailed insight into its financial condition, operations, and shareholder actions. This page aggregates Buckle’s regulatory disclosures from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including current reports on Form 8-K and, via EDGAR, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other required filings.
Recent Form 8-K filings for Buckle illustrate the types of events the company reports to regulators. For example, filings dated August 22, 2025 and November 21, 2025 are filed under Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," and reference press releases announcing financial results for specific fiscal quarters. Other 8-Ks, such as those dated September 9, 2025 and December 9, 2025, are filed under Item 8.01, "Other Events," and describe board-authorized quarterly and special cash dividends, including record and payment dates.
Through its periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, Buckle discloses audited and unaudited financial statements, segment information, risk factors, and management’s discussion and analysis of results. These filings expand on the summary figures found in press releases by providing full income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, along with notes that explain accounting policies and other details relevant to a specialty apparel retailer with a nationwide store base and online operations.
Investors can also monitor insider activity and equity-related information through forms such as Form 4, which report changes in beneficial ownership by directors and officers, and through proxy statements that discuss governance and executive compensation. For a company like Buckle, which communicates dividend decisions and quarterly results via 8-K, these filings collectively form a regulatory record of its financial performance and capital allocation decisions.
On Stock Titan, Buckle’s SEC filings are updated in near real time from EDGAR and are accompanied by AI-powered summaries that explain the key points of lengthy documents such as 10-Ks and 10-Qs. These AI insights highlight major changes in sales, profitability, store counts, and balance sheet items, and clarify the implications of dividend announcements or other material events disclosed on Form 8-K. This allows readers to quickly understand what each filing means without reading every line, while still having direct access to the full official documents when deeper review is needed.
The Buckle, Inc. has issued its definitive proxy for the June 1, 2026 annual meeting, covering director elections, auditor ratification, and advisory votes on executive pay and its frequency. Stockholders of record on March 27, 2026, holding 51,518,086 common shares, are entitled to vote.
The board proposes re-electing 12 directors and ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor. Executive pay heavily relies on cash bonuses and performance-based Non‑Vested Stock tied to Pre‑Bonus Net Income and margin targets. For fiscal 2025, CEO Dennis H. Nelson earned total compensation of $11,706,282, and the disclosed CEO pay ratio is 1,535.86 to 1.
Buckle Inc. executive vice president of stores Kari G. Smith reported a bona fide gift of 5,000 shares of Buckle common stock. The transfer was recorded as an indirect transaction through a trust and carried a price of $0.00 per share.
Following the gift, the trust-related indirect holding reported for Smith totaled 78,814 shares of common stock. This reflects a non-market, charitable-style disposition rather than an open-market sale.
Buckle Inc. executive and director Kari G. Smith, through a trust, completed an open-market sale of 30,000 shares of Common Stock on April 10, 2026 at an average price of $54.5746 per share. After this indirect sale, the trust continues to hold 83,814 shares of Buckle stock.
Buckle Inc. SVP of Sales Michelle Hoffman reported two recent transactions in the company’s Common Stock. On April 10, 2026, she sold 16,200 shares in an open-market transaction at $54.8001 per share. On April 13, 2026, she made a bona fide gift transfer of 10,000 shares. After these moves, she directly holds 19,682 Buckle shares.
Buckle Inc executive Scott A. Werth, listed as SVP Stores, filed an initial Form 3 showing his beneficial ownership in the company. He reports holding 49,460 shares of Buckle common stock, all as direct ownership. The filing does not reflect a new trade but establishes his current position as an insider.
BKE notice of proposed sales of Common Stock under Rule 144, listing broker details, proposed sale quantities, and recent RSU/compensation issuances.
The filing names UBS Financial Services Inc. as broker and shows quantities including 30,000, 1,620,000, and 51,116,000, plus RSU/COMPENSATION entries of 20,060 (02/27/2026) and 9,940 (03/23/2026). It also records sales by J. Craig Smith Rev Trust and Kari G. Smith Rev Trust on 03/16/2026 and 03/17/2026.
BKE submitted a Form 144 notice describing proposed sales of Common Stock. The filing lists RSU/COMPENSATION entries of 14,200 shares dated 02/27/2026 and 2,000 shares dated 03/23/2026. It also records recent dispositions by Michelle Hoffman of 719 shares on 03/19/2026 and 29,281 shares on 03/20/2026.
The Buckle, Inc. reported higher sales for fiscal March 2026 and announced a key leadership promotion. Comparable store net sales for the 5-week period ended April 4, 2026 rose 7.0 percent, while total net sales increased 8.2 percent to $118.0 million from $109.1 million a year earlier.
For the 9-week year-to-date period, comparable store net sales increased 7.4 percent, and total net sales grew 8.5 percent to $202.5 million compared to $186.6 million. The company also promoted Scott A. Werth to Senior Vice President of Stores, giving him responsibility for leading a sales team of more than 7,000 teammates across 42 states.
Werth has been with Buckle since June 1989 and most recently served as Vice President of Sales and Strategy, reflecting nearly 37 years of internal experience supporting the retailer’s growth and store operations.
The Buckle, Inc. delivered higher sales and profits in fiscal 2025. Net sales rose 6.6% to $1.298 billion, driven by a 5.6% increase in comparable store sales and 9.8% growth in online revenue to $217.1 million. Denim and tops remained core, contributing 42.5% and 28.9% of net sales.
Gross margin improved to 49.0%, and income from operations reached 20.2% of net sales. Net income increased 7.3% to $209.7 million, or 16.2% of net sales. Buckle ended the year with strong liquidity, including $306.6 million in cash and investments and no bank debt, while returning $225.1 million to shareholders via regular and special dividends.